Railway-tie.



J. G. WITTWER.

RAILWAY TIB.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1'1, 190s.

Witwen@ fnrNaRms PETERS no., wAsHlNmoN, D, c.

J. G. WITTWBR.

RAILWAY TIB. l

APPLIOATIDN FILED SEPT. 1'1, 190s.

91 1,279'. Patented Feb. 1909.

1HE Noms PETERS can, wAsHmcroN, a c.

JOHN G. WITT-WER, 'OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA.

RAILWAY-TIE.

" Specification of Iietters Patent.

Patented ret. 2, 1909.

Application led September 17, 1908. f Serial No. 453,467.

To all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, JOHN G. VVITTWER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Great Falls, in the county of Cascade, State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in yRailway-Ties; andl do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and vuse the same. Y

This invention relatesto metallic railway ties, and has for its object to provide a .tie

of this kind possessing great strength andy durability, and also having a shape by reason of which it will be securely held in place on the road-bed.

The invention also has for its object to provide improved means for fastening the rails to the tie, together withother novel features of construction to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an end elevation of the tie with rail. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the tie with rail. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the tie and rails. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the tie.` F ig. 5 is a top plan View of the tie. Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional detail showing the rail fastening means. F ig. 7 is an end view of a modified form of tie.

Aswill be seen in the drawings, the tie is substantially `shaped in cross section, and

comprises a vertically disposed longitudinal web 10, at the top of which, on opposite sides, are horizontally disposed flanges 11, which have down'turned outer edges 12.` .At the ends of the tie are transverse webs k13 which extend between the web 10 and the fianges 11, and intermediate its ends, the tie is formed with similar strengthening webs 14. A tie constructed in this manner possesses great strength and durability, and also permits the ballast to be packed closely beneath the same, whereby it will be securely held in place upon the road-bed, the webs 13 and 14 elfectually preventing longitudinal movement of the tie thereon.

The track rails 15 seat on the flanges 11, and to hold said rails in place and to prevent spreading, the flangesare formed adjacent each end of the tie with transverse ribs 16 between which ribs the bases of the railsfit. The rails are fastened to the tie by means of bolts 17 which screw into the body of the tie, a screw threaded opening therein being provided forl this purpose. The bolts are provided on one side with a head. 18 which overhangs and engages theV rail base when the bolts are screwed home. The bolt head is squared so that a wrench may be applied thereto. Projecting from the bolt in the opposite direction of the head 18, is a tongue 19 which is adapted to be bent down behind a stud 20 formed on the top of the tie adjacent the bolt hole, where by the bolt will be prevent-ed from unscrewing or working loose. The bolt can be readily removed, however, if desired, by bending the tongue back from behind the stud.

The tie herein described, together with the rail fastening means, are simple and durable,` and the parts eifectually serve the purpose for which they are designed, the tie by reason of its peculiar shape resisting all tendency to displacement. The rails can be quickly laid and. taken up and they are securely'held in place by the fastening means described, so that all danger of spreading is prevented.

The tie herein described is made of malleable iron. It may also be made of steel and if so, the end flanges 13 extend from the horizontal portion of the flanges 11 only, in order that the tie may be manufactured by rolling. The strengthening webs 14 in this case may also be dispensed with and the fianges may be made a little longer as shown in Fig. 7

What is claimed, is

A track fastening comprising a tie, a stud thereon, a bolt screwed into the tie and having a head engageable with the rail base, and a flexible tongue projecting from the bolt and engageable behind the stud to lock the bolt.l Y In testimony whereof, l aHix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

. i i JOHN G. WITTWER.

Witnesses:

JAMES M. GAUNT, ANDREW J. SULLIVAN. 

